AdnamsGirl Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I shared this elsewhere today and thought I'd share it on here too as it's such a great photograph. Taken at Jack Powles yard c1949 and captioned as being "Saturday Morning Departure" it shows all the customers cars lined up awaiting their return at the end of the holiday. Whilst we're on the subject of Jack Powles ... does anyone know when he died? I ask because I bought some 1950s 16mm cine footage towards the end of last year for Broadland Memories which contains a section showing a boat being built on the Broads and a man showing the family round and presumably explaining the build process. I had a suspicion that the yard was Jack Powles. Now .... a photo supposedly of Jack Powles in the late 1940s came up for sale on Ebay this week and it looks remarkably like the chap seen in my film. However, someone told me that they thought he died in 1939, but then thought they may be getting confused with John Loynes. Google hasn't found an answer for me (the Jack Powles that comes up isn't the same one) ... so does anyone know? Here's a still from my film and I have been naughty and pinched the Ebay photo as an illustration so that you can see what I mean. What do you all think? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfuzz Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Looks like a positive ID to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riyadhcrew Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I think that's the same guy. The shirt collars appear to be the same type and the tie is a similar type of knot. Face looks the same also. IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Reading elsewhere Carol, Griff had him on BA. I think this is confirmation for you http://www.familynotices24.co.uk/edp/view/775148/jack-powles Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 That's a different Jack Powles Iain ... nephew or something I believe. The actual Jack Powles would have been considerably older if he were still alive as he was Alfred Collins business partner and took control of that yard in the 1920s I think. As I said, I tried Google and couldn't find the answer I was looking for. Carol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 3 minutes ago, AdnamsGirl said: That's a different Jack Powles Iain ... nephew or something I believe. The actual Jack Powles would have been considerably older if he were still alive as he was Alfred Collins business partner and took control of that yard in the 1920s I think. As I said, I tried Google and couldn't find the answer I was looking for. Carol Oops sorreeeee .....Will keep hunting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Try this link Carol.... hope it works! http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search/results?sourcecategory=birthsutf002c%20marriages%20utf0026%20deaths&collection=deaths%20utf0026%20burials&firstname=jack&firstname_variants=true&lastname=powles®ion=great%20britain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Many thanks Iain A few more stills from the cine film - I'm quite excited by this! Some of it is in B&W and some colour. Carol 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 probably reasonable to say that she flies the burgee of Jack Powles & Company at Wroxham. .... Martin died in 1941 at only thirty years of age and his father died just two years later; ... That of any help Carol? Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Yes Carol, That is Jack Powles. I met him, on the yard, at the time he was selling to Leslie Trafford. We had Evening Flight out on their cradle to have the bottom anti fouled before Wroxham Week and he came to say hello. I remember his huge hands, like dinner plates. The date, at a guess, would be 1962 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Brilliant Vaughan - thank you! (Does happy jig round the living room) Iain, I checked and the text you found comes from the Postcards of the Broads site and relates to Martin and Frederick Miller. That's the problem with Google - it takes random bits of text from across an internet page, puts them together on the search results making it look like a sentence, which can make life very confusing! Many thanks for trying though Carol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I should imaginea call to the local rag Carol, may glean a possible Obituary ofJP. Sorry I could not find, but enjoyed searching, Too wet to go out here today, the old athur itis doesn't like it! Happy hunting. Iain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springsong Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 The younger Jack Powles who I believe was the Manager of powles died sometime in the naughties, he certainly visited Broad Ambition after the relaunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trambo Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 A younger Jack Powles will no doubt be on this photo shared by Jack Robinson on Flickr of the 25th Blakes anniversary. Would be great to put more names to all the faces. Jack mentions that Leo Robinson was the gent to the left of the lady on the bottom row. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdnamsGirl Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Jack Robinson kindly allowed me to put some of his family photographs on the website a while ago - a wonderful collection! Jack Powles is far left on the front row. The full set of names for the Blkaes anniversary photo are: Top row - W.Hewitt, E.Southgate, George Press, Clifford Smith, H.T. Percival, Herbert Woods, Percy Hunter, A.Fuller, C.Teader, Barney Broom, O.A.King, E.C.Landamore, W.S.Parker, Arthur Johnson. Middle row - Fred Press, George Hazell, W.Smith, H.C.Banham, Geoffrey Hart, Basil Broom, Percy Collins, Graham Bunn, A.G.Ward Hazell Jnr, Martin E.Miller, Mr Barnwell, C.Mollett. Front row - Jack Powles, H.J.Burrell, Dick Smallman, J.W.Eastwick, F. Miller, H. Blake, Leo Robinson, Mrs D.Blake, C.H.Harris, R.W.Hawke, Mr Loynes. Carol 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 hi carol I notice that your list still does not have a name for the last man on the right of the front row in the flat cap. I wonder if anyone knows who it might be ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatingman Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hi Jill From a previous photo I have seen I am think the gentleman on the end of the front row is Mr Loynes if I am correct then one of the others is missing Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I only ever met Jack once, about 40 or so years ago. I was asked to photograph a boat that he'd built for a very wealthy, oriental gentleman. The hull and superstructure were built separately at Wroxham, the reason being that she was too high to pass under the bridges on her trip to sea. The hull came to Lowestoft by water, the superstructure by road, both to be assembled at, I think, Fletchers yard. Once completed I photographed her for one of the boating magazines, Motor Boat & Yachting I think. She was actually built as the tender to a much bigger motor yacht. She had a main cabin with a day-bed for the owner. The headboard was encrusted with diamonds and other precious stones. Jack did tell me the value of the stones, I forget now but it was a breathtaking amount, rather more than the boat itself. Down to earth bloke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 JM I wonder if that was the same boat with the gold taps? I was in company with a Powles member of staff, and he was saying the boat weighed a ton in jewels and gold! Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, BroadScot said: JM I wonder if that was the same boat with the gold taps? I was in company with a Powles member of staff, and he was saying the boat weighed a ton in jewels and gold! Iain Quite probably, the gold taps were gold too, not that rolled stuff or electro-plated or whatever. What year was it, do you remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillR Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 59 minutes ago, Boatingman said: From a previous photo I have seen I am think the gentleman on the end of the front row is Mr Loynes if I am correct then one of the others is missing hi ray that's a puzzle then as there are twelve people on the front row and eleven names. im guessing that the missing name belongs to one of the men to the right of mrs d blake ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said: Quite probably, the gold taps were gold too, not that rolled stuff or electro-plated or whatever. What year was it, do you remember? March 27th 1976 in the Horshoe Bar, Wroxham. Yes he said gold, not plated. Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, BroadScot said: March 27th 1976 in the Horshoe Bar, Wroxham. Yes he said gold, not plated. Iain What a memory! I have trouble with yesterday, or was it the day before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatingman Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hi Jill From the way the names are set out I agree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadScot Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: What a memory! I have trouble with yesterday, or was it the day before? Was our first time from Porter & Haylett on Sunglory. The date is easy JM, SWMBO birthday is very close to that date! Iain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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